One of my clients got her annual lab results and here's how the situation looked: TSH was high. T3 and T4 were low. Translation: her thyroid function was failing.

But, Sara has Hashimoto's, which means her immune system is making antibodies to attack her thyroid. So, her doctor explained her under-functioning thyroid as the natural expected consequence of her disease. "Inevitable."

No one answered why her body had an autoimmune pattern.

No one connected it to her IBS.

No one offered a way to heal her body and restore function.

Sara had supported her body naturally for 20 years since diagnosis without meds. Her doctor's background couldn't acknowledge any of that.

In this setting, she did not have any option other than to take the prescribed Thyroid Hormone (TH). Or push it off another year while putting up with fatigue, dry skin, constipation, and weight gain.

Her sister started TH years ago, but still had a lot of symptoms. So, Sara knew that prescription wasn't going to fix all she felt. She felt conflicted, and a bit defeated and at a dead end - a pattern she'd experienced in relationships too.

Sarah's story is about thyroid and gut.Your story might be about hormones and sleep. Or chronic pain and inflammation.

The experience we are all dealing with:

Fragmented care misses the connections between symptoms. Conventional medicine treats the diagnosis, not the root causes. Standard labs miss the complete picture.

We need a different approach.